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Pumping Iron: QBs Taylor Potts/Seth Doege
Posted by dedfischer on December 18th, 2008 under Uncategorized
I am confident the coaching staff and Benny Wylie know more about what we need to do here, especially given what we’re about to pay them. We’ll use this space to guess what that will be at each position over the course of the offseason.
QB Taylor Potts/Seth Doege – These guys just need to compete with each other. Both need time in the film room and reps. Doege needs to play well enough to make Potts win the job. I’m already convinced from the little I’ve seen that he’s the most physically gifted QB of the Leach era. Potts is 6′5″, 220 lbs, and can toss a pigskin further than Uncle Rico in his hay day.
The Potts.
He can be anything he wants to be in this offense, if he can focus and reel in his accuracy and touch. Which was near pinpoint in limited gametime against inferior talent. Level of competition does matter, but also some of the throws Potts made were ones no other Leach QB has been able to make. The 25-yard rope on the deep post to Rashad Hawk threading cover 2? The TD pass to Adam James in the back of the end zone? You won’t see many Tech receivers having to wait on a deep ball next year. Just keep running.
The deep ball will figure heavily into Leach’s gameplan for 2009.
Problem is Potts throws swing passes, screens and underneath crossing routes with the same velocity as he does a 50-yard go route. Incompletions, drops, and turnovers can all be associated with throwing the ball too hard. Focus, Danielson. If Doege wins the gig, then color me impressed because Potts is a talent. Doege hasn’t played much football over the last 3 or 4 years, but he needs to forget about that and consider himself a legitimate contender for the job. There’s a reason Leach offered him over Landry Jones. Make no mistake about it, Seth, Leach will give you the job if you earn it, and somebody needs to push Sunshine.
Slap a beard on this hippie, and let’s roll to Austin.
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RRR said:
December 18th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
It would seem Potts has had the ideal amount of seasoning – three years in the program watching GH learn and improve.
But it’s a head-scratcher to seem him throw the screen and swing passes. Three years should have fixed that, right? Maybe he was amped up for his two series against KU and if he’s playing the whole game, that stuff will come more easily, like a pitcher who finds his curve ball in the third inning.
I guess what interests me most is his tempo and leadership. Potts looks like he’s got the Troy Aikman face. Maybe that’s a good thing.
I’m optimistic. But I wouldn’t upset if Doege won the job.
NM99 said:
December 18th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Assuming Leach signs his &#%$ contract and stays, I imagine he’ll do something to encourage a little competition. I think he likes keeping guys on their toes and focused on improving, versus being comfortable that the job is theirs. Having said that, the job is Potts to lose.
Plano Jeff said:
December 19th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Ded, I’m so glad you see what I see in the Potts “short” passes. I think he’ll get past that though. I’m excited about Potts because of all the great QBs we’ve had, he is the first prototypical “NFL” guy who would hit the draft should he be the one to lead us for two years. I think he can be great if he has just enough mobility to scramble for “throwing” like GH can. With BB and Detron, Swindall, Leong, Franks, Britton…..He’s stepping into a great situation should the next left tackle be competent. Will be looking forward to seeing the rest of your position reviews. Thanks to Seth at Double T Nation for turning me on to this site.
dedfischer said:
December 19th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Thanks for stopping by. I’m enthused about the possibilities of our playaction game with Batch and Jeffers coupled with Potts’ arm strength. Left tackle is my biggest concern about our offense. Edwards and Byrnes will do fine at guard and center, and are more capable run blockers than the Vasquez/Hamby duo. Byrnes lack of lateral mobility will hurt us more in pass protection, but he’s a better mauler than Hamby in the ground game.